Montana, 2023

Hail in Montana, June 19, 2023

June 19, 2023 · NWS BYZ · 1 event in 1 county or zone

An isolated thunderstorm damaged some vehicles and buildings.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

What happened

The episode as NWS BYZ wrote it up.

An isolated thunderstorm damaged some vehicles and buildings.

The radar

The Billings radar (KBLX), 186 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 06:21 UTC.

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1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Rosebud

When
June 19, 11:24 PM MST
Where
Rosebud County, 3.88 mi W of Hathaway
Measured
1.5 in hail
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
46.280, -106.280

The hail caused damage to multiple vehicles and buildings on the property.

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1103193.